“You felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road”; Diagnosing Holden with PTSD in Catcher in the Rye Lexie He lived everyday not knowing when his little brother’s time was going to come. He knew it was soon‚ but just not that soon. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ seemed to have an ordinary life‚ until he watched his little brother‚ Allie‚ suffer from Leukemia. This traumatic event heavily affected Holden’s life. Most people that
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In the face of abrupt danger‚ it is common to want to escape from the surroundings. Today‚ the results of Vietnam have scared many loyal soldiers who now suffer from PTSD. The events of the Vietnam war are rarely spoken of by vets and still affect many individual’s views of America today. The way the soldiers were treated after the war has gone down in history as one of the most dishonorable acts against our troops
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drinking the entire glass in two gulps thinking he could get a little bit of sleep if he drank just enough to get a buzz and take the edge off the nightmare. Unfortunately‚ it didn’t take a medical degree or one in psychology to know he was suffering from PTSD or that he was extremely depressed. As a result of his honor and duty‚ even though the United States Army and his country dumped him like yesterday’s garbage‚ he’d still give his life in an instant‚ if asked. Refilling his glass‚ he sat in the recliner
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as an anxiety disorder in the DSM-IV. It is an anxiety disorder because it has elements including generalized feelings of fear‚ and apprehension (Butcher‚ Mineka‚ and Hooley ). It also states that one of the major criteria for being diagnosed with PTSD is that the person has been exposed to a traumatic event in which: 1.) the person experienced‚ witnessed or was confronted with an event or events
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Paramedics have the unenviable position of being constantly exposed to disease and bacteria. Our job occupation forces them into situations that present both a biological risk and physical risk such as explosions‚ falling debris and rubble or other compromising positions. In such a risk filled job‚ paramedics must follow many strict procedures and protocols in order to remain safe. This paper will attempt to analyze the problems that paramedics have to deal with on a daily basis in relation to
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Target : Citizens Fireman Vs. Paramedic Saving lives is the ultimate goal for both a fireman and paramedic‚ but their training and everyday lives are very different. Firemen go through ten to twelve forty hour weeks of classroom and physical training. Paramedics go through two years of intense classroom training and must complete a designated amount of clinical hours‚ and current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course. During both fireman and paramedic training‚ both require extensive hands
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I ran into an ethical issue when I worked at a bus manufacturer somewhat similar to what George faced in the “Paramedic Ethics for Computer Professionals” paper. I was the operations supervisor and one of my duties was to execute‚ monitor and troubleshoot daily‚ nightly and weekend systems jobs. One of the major jobs was the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process. The MRP jobs would examine the current and future orders to determine the materials needed for the next three to six months.
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many of the friends he had made in NAMI groups‚ as well as some old friends and victims who had remembered him from previous years. Roy worked with the Paramedic Program until his early retirement in 1995. He had had a heart attack the previous year and although he had wanted to continue working‚ Roy realized that with the changing of the Paramedic Program and hospital changes‚ it was
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Sgt. Danny Facto‚ a member of the 10th Mountain Division who served in Afghanistan‚ told his story on having PTSD. "When I go to [a] group and I talk with guys who are just like me it helps a lot‚ because I can discuss with guys that have been in combat‚ guys that have been shot at‚ guys who have lost friends‚ guys that have killed other people. When I came back‚ I was me‚ but I was different because of my experiences. Mental health and therapy really helps to understand everything I’ve been through
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Traumatic Stress Disorder Abstract In this paper the therapies related to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) will be studied in order to determine the applicability thereof for the treatment (and prevention) of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD will be summarised as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders edition 4 with revisions (DSM-IV-TR). The therapy models‚ their theory and techniques will be discussed. The therapies this paper has in scope are‚ CBT
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